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Anyone up for it?For me and a few mates the weekends all about the great race and all is on course for a great weekend,Fridge is full/Bbq bottles full so good to go.Whilst we wait hows your history?Will kick off and whoever gets it right posts the next question.The record for the most cars finishing on the lead lap was 19,when was that record set?
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Last year??
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this thread = win already.... bring it on guys!
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What did Jim Richards call the crowd when he did his podium speech in 1992 Bathurst?
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Pack or group of *** holes if memory recalls....
if so, next quiz, when was the last time Ford finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd?...
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2007....Who was responsible for Fabian Coulthard's tyre blowout in last years race?
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Jason Bargwanna in a startline incident involving another car slow to get off the line.
Q: (One for the Coupe guys) Which year did Ford achieve the memorable 1 - 2 finish and who were the drivers behind the wheels at the time? |
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1977 Moffat and Bond
Q. What is Marcus Ambrose's worst finishing position at Bathurst? |
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DNF 2005......
Q. Got nothing, someone else have a go......
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Okay,
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Windscreen got smashed, forget year, was a commodore.
Bucket of water was thown over pit wall from the pit crew to help clean the windscreen but the car hit the water at speed and resulted in damage. In what year was the safety car first used? |
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1987 Which car snuck across the line right behind the 1977 Moffat/Bond 1-2? (hint - look at pic of finish, or check out old Moffat GT Radials ad.) Last edited by Jimmyd; 08-10-2011 at 06:27 PM. |
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Bruce Hodgson in the De Bortoli Wines #56 - listed as run not qualified as only completed 107 laps ![]() history of car can be seen here |
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Well, I suppose I better think of a question....
In what year did Peter Brock win the race in which he started in car 05 but finished driving another car and also not crossing the line first or even second? |
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1987.
Q. In what year did it become the Bathurst 1000?
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1973.
to align with metric measurement in australia, to make the race last longer. (was about 800k in the old money.) my Q: what race number did Dick Johnson use on his first Falcon coupe at Bathurst? (no, it wasn't 17....) |
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Good Question. Answer is number 13, in the 1977 race. Which year did the race start with a 'Rolling" start? |
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it was # 13 in 1976
In 1983 Dick Johnson took a wild ride into the trees in qualifying how much $$$$ did the public donate to him to get the green machine back on the track ????
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I got the info from this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11294992 post 17 how ironic but when re reading it now I noticed the ??? behind the year so once again I am wrong ![]()
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What was Paddy Hopkirk's best finish at Bathurst (hint, was called the Armstrong 500 back then...) and who was his codriver - bonus point - what was he driving? |
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i believe the australian public donated around $40,000 in 1980 and edsell ford II matched it with ford money, so he ended up with just over $80,000 |
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although something similar happened at bathurst too i believe. there was a commodore around 2-3 years ago with no windscreen |
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1. Which company was the major sponsor the driver nicknamed as 'captain chaos' who was around in the first half of the 90's?
2. Who was Captain Chaos? 3. What happened to him at forest elbow? 4. What did he say when it happened, that was broadcast via the in car camera and microphone to the whole nation? |
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